Call to revive JB’s abandoned malls
KGV International Property Consultants director Samuel Tan said agencies such as Iskandar Regional Development Authority and Johor Bahru City Council can help coordinate efforts to revive these malls
KL East Mall raises over RM60,000 for children with autism from B40 families
Sime Darby Property group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican: On top of raising funds for the deserving children, the aim of the campaign is to help the public to better understand autism and the challenges faced by the children
Report: Home Ownership Campaign extension ‘expected to spur’ consumer sentiment
AmInvestment Bank: We estimate that the 2021 stamp duty exemption for residential homes priced between RM300,000 and RM2.5 million could save up to 4% of the purchase cost, potentially spurring consumer sentiment
DONE DEAL: Duplex penthouse at Kiaramas Cendana, Kuala Lumpur
Noteworthy:
● Freehold
● Built up: 3,314 sq ft
● Semi-furnished unit
● Four bedrooms; five bathrooms
● Facilities: Hot water spa, infinity-edge lap pool, separate service lift lobby, remote video surveillance system and a manicured landscape
● Amenities: Within 5km away from 163 Retail Park, Solaris Mont’Kiara, Publika Shopping Gallery, government and international schools as well as medical centres
● Easily accessible via Sprint Highway and North-South Expressway (NSE)
When: March 2021
Topping out: Merdeka 118 marks major milestone
PNB president and group chief executive Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn: Despite experiencing a delay due to restrictions from the Movement Control Order (MCO) implemented last year, we are pleased that we are able to top out within our revised timeline
Urgent need on improving indoor air quality to fight Covid-19 – Dr Adeeba
World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council member and infectious diseases expert Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman: I am not so worried about the larger establishments like shopping complexes and office buildings with ample spaces. It is the smaller individual shops and also restaurants where people take their masks off during eating that I am worried about.
99-year old Coliseum Café succumbs to Covid-19 and shutters
The iconic restaurant, which served Hainanese western-style and colonial era food, was established in 1921.
FMCO: InNature ‘doubling down’ on e-commerce
It hopes to get as many as possible of the usual walk-in customers to switch to online channels
Guardian sees surge in sales of essentials ‘related to the Covid-19 pandemic’
Other interesting developments include “a surge in the sales of hair colouring products owing to the closure of hair salons while the wearing of masks “often and for long periods” has resulted in “an increase in acne and tired facial skin”, contributing “to the jump in sales of acne creams and beauty facial masks”.
Covid-19 and suspension put MM2H in limbo
Meanwhile, companies offering consultancy services for MM2H visas and expatriate services “have seen their earnings nosedive”
